Cigarette carrier



Sept. 2, 1941. w. c. HEYER CIGARETTE CARRIER Filed March 22, 1940 Patented Sept. 2, 1941 UNHTED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,254,603 f CIGARETTE CARRIER William Carl Heyer, Mount Holly, J. I' Application March 22, 1940, Serial No. 925,326

(C1. vtos-11) 4 Claims.

My invention relates to holders or carriers adapted to receive packets of cigarettes and to render the cigarettes available for withdrawal from the holders.

The main purpose of my invention is to pro-y Vide a protective ccverror carrier with a slide and convenient strap operating mechanism by which the cigarettes in the packet normally may be covered, but may be made accessible for withdrawal.

A further purpose is to provide a cover of leather or other material having sufficient body for the purpose and adapted to receive a packet of cigarettes and by supporting handle actuation to withdraw a closing slide from the end of the packet so that cigarettes may thus be exposed and be accessible for withdrawal.

A further purpose is to use a transversely movable slide for closing the end of a cigarette packet holder, which slide is withdrawn by movement of the handle by which the holder or carrier normally is supported.

A further purpose is to use a partition in a holder or cover for cigarette packets as a guide for a transversely movable slide and for a strap by which the slide is moved.

A further purpose is to use one end of a handle to manipulate a slide transversely to a holder for packets of cigarettes so as to make the cigarettes in the packet accessible for withdrawal.

Further purposes will appear in the specification and in the claims.

I have preferred to illustrate my invention by two slightly varied forms only, selecting forms which in use have proved to be practical, effective and inexpensive and which at the same time well illustrate the invention.

Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views showing the slide in closed and open positions, respectively.

Figures 3 and 4 are longitudinal vertical sections of the casing or holder showing the slide in closed and open positions, respectively.

Figure 5 is a section taken upon line 5-5 in Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a section taken upon line 6-6 in Figure 3.

Figure '7 is a section corresponding to Figure 3 but of a modified form.

Protective cases, boxes or covers eiective as holders or carriers for cigarette packages are on the market, being desirable both because the added appearance of the holder or carrier appeals to the users and because the stiffness which the case gives protects the-cigarettes against injury. One of the objections to the use of such cases, boxes or covers ofthe cigarette packets isY the necessity for opening the case box or cover to get at the cigarettes and the effort and lost time caused in gaining access to the cigarettes.

The present invention permits the casing, cover or box to be madeiirm and solid in imitation of a suitcase and yyet provides a quick and easy means of'access'to the cigarettes themselves.

The casing or cover is in the general form of a suitcase having a bottom I0, `'top Il, sides l2 and i3 and reinforcing lining l5. The front IB and back Il complete the general outer contour of the box. The lining covers the faces of both sides and of the front. A portion of one end of the cigarette packet I8 is cut away at I9 to expose cigarettes 20. As these are withdrawn other cigarettes fall down to take their places. The front case wall and the lining are cut away from the lower edge up to any point 2| for the purpose of providing opening 22 (and in the lining 22') generally corresponding in size and position with the portion ci the packet cut away at I9.

The rear of the packet is provided with a flap 23 which, along with the rear wall can be pulled out about the edge 24 as a hinge for the purpose of giving access to the interior of the case to place or withdraw a packet of cigarettes.

The holder is supported by handle 25 which is firmly attached at one end at 26 and at the opposite end 21 is attached to a strap 28 operating a slide 29. The slide is adapted to move vertically in a space or compartment provided be tween the front I6 and a partition 30.

The connecting strap 28 is guided at the front at the top by the upper edge 3| of the partition 30 so that the strap bears upon this upper edge of the partition and from this point to the point oi' attachment to the strap draws directly upon the slide 29. v

As best seen in Figure 4 when the end of the handle 25 is lifted the strap is pulled out and the slide is lifted so that the cigarettes can be removed. When the use of the cigarettes has ceased the slide is engaged by thumb or finger at the upper edge of the lslide and is pushed back to its position.

In the form seen in Figure 7 the strap from the slide is not engaged by any handle but instead carries its own operating member 32 which is quite similar in function to the operating member comprising the end 21 of the handle in Figure 4.

The handle is normally in place on the carrier anyhow and the use of a handle for the operation of a slide is not readily seen by rst users. As a resultl the construction arouses curiosity and gains the attention of users.

In View of my invention and disclosure variations and modifications to meet individual whim or particular need will doubtless become evident to others skilled in the art, to obtain all or part of the beneiits of my invention without copying the structure shown,v and I, therefore, claim allV such in so far as they fall within the'reasonable spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention whatrI- claim as new'and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: Y

1. A casing adapted to receive a packet of` cigarettes and having an opening in' the lower'part of an end thereof in line with the lengths ofthe cigarettes, a slide adapted to close'the end opening, a handle acting as a carrier handle for said' casing and havingv xed support for one end of the handle and connections between the slide and theother endof the handle, whereby jpulling on thefsecond handle end operates the slide to permit access to the cigarettes. Y y

2. A cigarette packet casing having a slide4 movable transversely across the end. of the packet and having an opening closed by the slide, a handle by which the casing is supported, one'end of the handle being relativelyvxed and the other free to move bodily with respect to the casingV and strap connection between the handle and slide whereby pulling upon one end of the handle withdraws the slide from its closure position across the casing and gives access to the cigarettes in the packet.

3. In a casing for packets of cigarettes, a body portion of general box shape having an opening at one end for insertion of a packet of cigarettes and a second smaller opening at the other end, a

Ypartition adjacent to the second opening and transverse to the length of the casing, a slide movable between the partition and the adjacent end of the casing and adapted when withdrawn to `gi-ve access to cigarettes in the packet and a strap engaging the slide at one'end, available for hand engagement at the opposite end and guided by the partition,V whereby the slide may be withdrawn fromitsv position closing the opening, giving access to the cigarettes and the slide may be returned to its closing position without using the strap.

4; A casing for enclosing cigarettes, having an opening at one end of the casing for insertion of apacket of cigarettes and apartial opening at the other in line with the lengths of some of the cigarettes, a slide for closing the second opening, a guide for the slide inside the second end,

astrap attachedy to the slide and extending over the guide, beneath the top of the casing and operating means for the slide connected with the strap and accessible at an intermediate point in,

the length of the top of the casing.

WILLIAM CARL HEYER.v 

